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Isopoda name details
Porcellio limatus
Fitch, 1855
AphiaID
1670091
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1670091)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Crustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Peracarida
Isopoda
Oniscidea
Orthogonopoda
Crinocheta
Porcellionidae
Porcellio
Porcellio limatus
Status
unaccepted >
junior subjective synonym
Accepted name
Oniscus asellus
Linnaeus, 1758
Rank
Species
Parent
Porcellio
Latreille, 1804
Original name
Porcellio limatus
Fitch, 1855
Synonymised names
Porcellio lineatus
Fitch, 1855
· unaccepted >
misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Direct children (5)
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Variety
Porcellio limatus var. dorsalis
Fitch, 1855
accepted as
Oniscus asellus
Linnaeus, 1758
(
unaccepted
>
junior subjective synonym
)
Variety
Porcellio limatus var. lateralis
Fitch, 1855
accepted as
Oniscus asellus
Linnaeus, 1758
(
unaccepted
>
junior subjective synonym
)
Variety
Porcellio limatus var. limbalis
Fitch, 1855
accepted as
Oniscus asellus
Linnaeus, 1758
(
unaccepted
>
junior subjective synonym
)
Variety
Porcellio limatus var. marginatus
Fitch, 1855
accepted as
Oniscus asellus
Linnaeus, 1758
(
unaccepted
>
junior subjective synonym
)
Variety
Porcellio limatus var. multiguttatus
Fitch, 1855
accepted as
Oniscus asellus
Linnaeus, 1758
(
unaccepted
>
junior subjective synonym
)
Environment
marine
,
brackish
,
fresh
, terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
Fitch, A. (1855). First Report on the Noxious, Beneficial and Other Insects, of the State of New York. Albany: C. Van Benthuysen. 180 pp.
[details]
Taxonomic citation
Boyko, C.B.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database.
Porcellio limatus
Fitch, 1855. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/isopoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1670091 on 2026-08-17
Taxonomic edit history
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2023-07-18 15:12:59Z
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Boyko, Christopher B.
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Sources (1)
original description
Fitch, A. (1855). First Report on the Noxious, Beneficial and Other Insects, of the State of New York. Albany: C. Van Benthuysen. 180 pp.
[details]
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